We deliberately chose to arrive in Ulaanbaatar on a Sunday so we could begin to organise Maggie as soon as possible. Our plan to return to Russia and drive to Vladivostok had been somewhat foiled by our whole gearbox situation. Our extended Mongolian stay meant that our Russian visas will have expired (and the Russians […]

Leaving Ulaangom was a highly anticipated event for us. There were several occasions when we had wondered if we were ever going to be able to leave. The day finally came and we woke to a grey sky and fairly heavy snow. Not ideal. However, there was no point waiting for better weather, the winter […]

Let’s start with a confession. I am girl who can only drive an automatic car. I can count on one hand the number of times I have been behind the wheel of a manual car, some of these experiences slightly more successful than others. So it’s no surprise that when I can barely change gears […]